Former President Jimmy Carter Has Cancer — See His Plainspoken Statement HERE

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Wednesday that recent liver surgery revealed he had cancer that had spread to other parts of his body.

Carter – a native of Plains, GA – had a mass removed from his liver during a surgery August 3 at Emory University.

“A more complete public statement will be made when facts are known, possibly next week”, said the Nobel Peace Prize victor, whose two sisters, brother and father all died from pancreatic cancer.

Carter, who is married to wife Rosalynn and has four children, served one term as president from 1977 to 1981.

His new role as global statesman took him into places often shunned by other diplomats.

“Given the president’s age, any treatments, their potential and their impacts, will undoubtedly be discussed carefully with him and his family”, he added.

He has not said if it’s terminal, but he plans to release more information on his health in the near future. A spokeswoman for Carter said that the prognosis after that procedure was for a full recovery.

An Emory spokesman declined comment Wednesday.